A friend of a friend was in town a few weeks before his wedding, and we got to talking about getting married. He shared the one reason he'd call off his wedding, and it blew me away.

If his bride wouldn't change her last name, he wouldn't marry her!

I couldn't believe what a sticking point this was with him. To me, if you love someone and want to spend the rest of your life with someone, it shouldn't matter what her name is. Luckily for him, his bride had no qualms about taking his last name, but it really bothered me to think that if she did want to keep her last name, no reason she had would be good enough for the groom.

Granted, I'm extra-sensitive about this because I kept my last name (for reasons that include but aren't limited to the fact that there are just a handful of people in the world left with my last name). I would be so, so sad if Paul said to me, "Sorry, lady I proposed to, but if you refuse to dump the name you've had for two-plus decades that means a lot to you, I don't want anything to do with you." Of course, my name doesn't mean more to me than Paul does, but I'm relieved he respected my decision!

Do you think a bride keeping her name is a good enough reason for a groom to call off the wedding? How would you feel if you were this guy's bride? How does your man feel about the last name thing?